Children's Bible Ministry

Simeon

When the baby Jesus was about forty days old He was taken to the temple to be presented to the Lord. His family being poor offered two young pigeons as an offering for Him. (For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sakes He became poor, that you through His poverty might become rich. 2 Corinthians 8:9). Here He was officially named Jesus which means Saviour.

Now while they were there at the temple there was an old man, Simeon, a believing man who had been waiting to see the Saviour. God had revealed to him that he would not die before he had seen the Lord's Christ, the Messiah. So God stirred Simeon's heart that day to go to the temple. And when they brought in the Child Jesus, Simeon took Him up in his arms and blessed God and said, "Now let me die in peace, according to Your word; for my eyes have seen Your salvation. He is a light to enlighten the Gentiles, and the glory of Your people Israel."

There was another at the temple that same day. Her name was Anna. She was very old, at least 84 years old, a widow. She practically lived at the temple, serving God with fastings and prayers night and day. At the instant she saw the Child Jesus she gave thanks to the Lord and spoke of Him to all those who looked for redemption in Jerusalem.

God had kept His promise. "For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved. He who believes in Him is not condemned; but he who does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God." John 3:16. Neither is there salvation in any other, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved." Acts 4:12.
 

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